Bodmin Community Festival

Cornwall will host the modern Tour of Britain for the first time ever this September. The grand depart will see riders travel 180km through the Cornish countryside, starting in Penzance and ending outside The Keep in Bodmin. To support this fantastic sporting event Bodmin Town Council is holding a free Community Festival weekend, jam packed with entertainment on the 4th and 5th of September.

Attractions and events will be taking place throughout the town, including Fair Park, Hillside and Priory Park. Enjoy a weekend full of events including fun fairs, stilt walkers, whacky wheels workshop, food and drink, a community and military village and much more.

Saturday evening will see The Rifles Sounding of Retreat and on Sunday there will be an amazing, free to all, open air music festival with an amazing line up to round off the weekend events.

The route of the race through Bodmin is below, approximate time of finish is between 3 and 4pm on Sunday 5th September. There will be road closures and parking restrictions in the town and it is expected to be very busy so arrive early and enjoy the entertainment.